New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-20
QUARRELLING DEMOCRATS.
HUNGRY AND DEFIANT IN THE BAY STATE.
TURBULENT SCENES EXPECTED IN THE STATE CON-
vENTIoN-CURsEs FOR sALToNsTALL AND
C0RsE.

vENTIoN-CURsEs FOR sALToNsTALL AND
CoRsE.
fsY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNAL
WORCESTER, Mass. Sept 19-The Democratic
State Convention tomorrow promises to be q turb-
ulent gathering There are signs of 1t In the noisy
crowd that fills the corridors of the Bay State House.
Tho majority Of the delegates present aonight arc
spolsmen from tho eastern part of the State, who
denounce Collector satonstal and Postmaster Ccrse,
Of Boston, because they do not turn out the Repub
ncans and put Democrats in their places. This Is
likely to be the chief issue before tho convention
Tho committee appointed by the State Central
Committee some weeks ago to investigate to what
extent Republicans are now holding Office In Massa-
chuscts mado It's report to the State Committee to-
nigh. 1t is long document. 1t shows that out OF
4614 citizens of Massachusetts holding office under the
Federal Government either In the State OF In the de-
partmens at Washington, 1898, or s5 per cent are
Republicans In tho Boston Custom House, out OF
GA employees 500 Republicans, and in the Boston
Post Office out Of 1,OO9 employees 981 are Repub-
licans. The committee says that these Republicans
in Office are drawing at least S5, 100000 In salaries
from the National Treasury. The report Is bitter
against Collector Saltonstall and Postmaster Corse'
OF the former It complains that he does not consider
q offensive partisan" unless the absolute
proof furnished against him Of offensive PARTISAN
ship since March A, 1885, The report condemns as
unfortunate the selection Of Saltonstal and Corse,
who out Of sympathy with the people and indfer-
ent the Of the Democratic party In Massa-
chusetts and manifcstly hold themselves released
from all obligation to the party. 1t declares that
their retention I'm office Will be suicidal TO the party,
and urges that the convention tomorrow send ON he
findings Of the committee to the President at wash
ington In order that the remedy may be promptly
applied. Whether not tho state Central COIN
mlttec will see t bring the matter before the con-
vention remains to be seem
There will be no opposition to the Endorsement Of
Cleveland In the platform which IL to be presented TO
the convention BY Edward Avery. OF III am
tree but unless there large accession of cool heads
10 the ranks of the delegates In the morning there VIII
accompany tho platform some sA nsssv i'm Masss
chusetts Us hungry, and hungry men are usually hoo
bashful about making known their wants. CON.
The leading candidates for Governor are ef-, on
gressman Henry h. Lowering, OF Lynn, ana Mayor
William L. Russell of Cambridge The sposnen ii men,
want Ioyerlng and the Administration men VIII sup
port Russell Lowering IS an old soldier who lost
leg In the army, and on that account ana by reasoh
Of his extraordinary fondness ior pension ,n,
Is supposed to be- popular with the soldier eieineh,
lie also more less OF professional ifiehd OF mo
laborng man and has been tainted with GreehOsch, !,
ism. A more Objectionable man TO the old guau Oh
the Democratic party In this state could haldS DO
picked out. - III. ,o, heods do not
like him because he headed his police force In person
at the time of tho horse car strike at campruse a
winter there Is great eiort 20 night IN INC sta'o
Central Committee 10 heal the differences among inc
delegates. 50 thai the convention shall pc OutwHuy
harmonious 10 Ia understood that the spollsmen may
have Ioycrnr for Governor II they will only abstain
frum uncovcring the party skeleton In rhe convention.
Some of Boston delegates say that II the Dreach ~
healed to night and Cleveland ndOrsed tomorrow
without protest, they will abstain frum VOTING 80 az
TO show Mr. Cleveland that he can't have the votes
Of the marty unless he gives The offices In exchange.
Occasionally o.d timer Is found VINO II DehEcreh
but In the main they are conciliatory one OF thsln
remarked In a .hrl voice In the Bay State cOrrdor
To- night that II Lowering were nominated no shoua
bolt lie did not want any banked greenbacKer anu
labor refOrmer on his ticket, ,
There IL little talk about the other offices IN me
state ticket II Is probable that most OF tho defeated
going 10 be light over the selection of four delegates
At large 90 tho National Democratic Convention lhere
are Al least forty candidates for the honor, among
then, con grcesman Collins, OF Boston, Congressman
elect John r. Russell, of Leicester Mayor John cum
mIn~s OF Fall River; and Colonel Jonas French, OF
CIoucester who Is to preside over to-morrows con-